The live action remake of Aladdin has been blasted for darkening white extras skin. The film stars Will Smith, left, as Genie with Naomi Scott, centre, as Jasmine, Mena Massoud, right, as Aladdin and Marwan Kenzari as Jafar

But despite filming less than 30 miles from London, which has over a million Asian people living in it, Disney said it had to bring in white actors as extras.

The studio said they couldn't fill positions for stunt men, dancers and camel handlers couldn't be filled for the movie, which stars Will Smith as the Genie.

Disney that 400 of the 500 background performers were Indian, Middle Eastern, African, Mediterranean and Asian, reported the Sunday Times.

They claimed the film was the most diversely cast movie in the company's history.